connor

drawer of letters & writer of programs

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2026-10-13 22:21:42 UTC

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https://microsoft.design/articles/designing-michelangelus/

2026-06-30 15:00:49 UTC

@nprofile…rjf0 and I have been developing a new tool for @nprofile…fnwc over the past 6 months. Its called Spaceport — its essentially Space Center, FontGoggles, and Superpolator in one small package. It is not meant to replace any of these other tools but instead gives you an interface for quickly accessing some of that functionality.
The beta is live on github now and coming to mechanic in the new few weeks.
https://github.com/connordavenport/spaceport-ext

2026-06-30 13:59:59 UTC

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@nprofile…wguy
just added this to my fontparts add-ons:
```
@property
def get_unicode_string(self):
if self.unicode:
string = f"U+{self.unicode:04X}"
return string
from mojo.roboFont import RGlyph
RGlyph.unicode_str = get_unicode_string
```

2026-02-02 14:21:02 UTC

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@nprofile…lwfy @nprofile…j074 @nprofile…nram this is a good angle https://berlin.museum-digital.de/object/102463

2026-02-02 14:19:59 UTC

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@nprofile…lwfy @nprofile…j074 there is also the Wilhelm Gronau 3D specimen cover, pictures of it do not do it justice. the only good image I can find is on @nprofile…nram 's site. https://typeoff.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Q6Q5727_Q6Q5728.jpg

2025-12-10 15:05:33 UTC

Stanley Morison would have absolutely hated you guys. Morison was a life-long Marxist who was vehemently anti-war... Typefaces always lose their historical connection when used IRL because readers do not make these connections, but maybe this admin should use DTL Fleischmann ;) It might be a bit more fitting for these Neo nazis.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/rubio-state-department-font.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7k8.EJwK.c6jtY100S_Fr&smid=nytcore-ios-share

2025-10-08 21:54:54 UTC

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@nprofile…98sm private equity backed "foundries" have to come up with some way to turn a profit when their business models are just buying other peoples fonts lol

2025-05-29 13:11:26 UTC

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@nprofile…qx50 wooooo its skating timeee

2025-03-27 19:22:41 UTC

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@nprofile…jlpt @nprofile…k4cz I'm putting money on it that Monotype is making a deal with OpenAI, for them to use their fonts. I was talking about this with some friends earlier and I feel like they have to be actually typesetting it because its way too good relative to the images' details.

2025-03-14 03:25:41 UTC

Type Designers: I am available for freelance work — in particular I am looking to do some more python tool development.
I have been building all sorts of custom extensions for @nprofile…4e66, tooling for optimizing kerning large families, proofing tools, and even PDF invoice tools using DrawBot/Google Sheet/Dropbox.
My website has my GitHub link and more work!
https://connordavenport.com/
https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/158/641/058/252/159/original/c8d05c165019ae77.mp4
https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/158/641/327/639/758/original/45b7bb2e9f493f28.mp4